Merlie - although I don't know what was in the stew, it looks like a lot of carbs, not much fruit and veg and not a lot of fluid. What distances are you doing? A good nutrition plan needs to be targeted to the training load and goals. More details please
There's normally at least 2 bananas in there and an apple - supermarket trip done now. There was some veg in the stew - but not the biggest fan of veg... The water goes without saying .... I sip it all day.
Oh, can we just make this the ''I'm having a day off because it's Sunday and I deserve it and this is what I've had today'' thread then?
Chocolate porridge w/ brown sugar banana 2 x apples half home-made pork pie w/ ketchup and mustard roast topside beef w/ Yorkshire, spuds, kale, cauliflower cheese, carrots, peas, mustard, horseradish, gravy sticky toffee pudding w/ ice cream 2 pints Bobby on the Wheat IPA 1 x Chimay Premiere Twix Extra spaghetti w/ sardines, mushrooms and garlic 2 x glasses Valdemadera Gran Reserva Rachel's cherry yoghurt 3 x cups of coffee 2 x cups of tea water [edit] M&S Belgian chocolate flapjack
How do you lot survive on that? Let alone run for miles and miles too? I don't get it. I'll never be one of you lithe and lovely marathon runners. I'll have had about 1500 cals today but ONLY cos I'm not training this week (ITB niggle) and I don't want to lard out while I'm resting. I'm a 40 yr old female, 9 stone. On a running day there'd be hundreds more carb & protein cals in there (porridge, mackerel, chicken, jacket pots) and possibly something resembling an iced bun.... but here's a typical day from my resting week intake:
Breakfast - porridge with maple syrup and banana, tea
Snack - 0% fat greek yoghurt
Lunch - HUGE salad with lime juice as dressing, couple of tablespoons of 3 bean salad mix, grilled chicken breast or grilled beef pieces or tin of tuna
Mid afternoon snack - fruit and yoghurt
Getting home from work snack - cup of tea and 2 slices of toast
OR post gym/run snack - protein shake and a couple of slices of Soreen malt loaf
Dinner - Similar to lunch, but substitute the 3 bean salad for couscous, rice, pasta or potato
Pudding - sugar-free jelly with fruit, more yoghurt
I drink at least 3 pints of water a day and probably have 5 or 6 cups of tea (builders and herbal). Sometimes I'll have a packet of crisps or slice of cake, but typical daily diet is the above.
If I'm planning to do a long run after work, I might have some couscous with my lunch but don't usually need it. Pre-long run breakfasts tend to be big bowl of porridge and maybe a couple of slices of toast depending on distance.
OMG- no wonder I am a big fat bloater! I'm 55, 5ft 2 and generally a size 8 sometimes 6 .
I put meals out for myself, my 6ft 3 husband and 6ft 5 son and they ask which is theirs..... So it won't surprise you to hear:
6:30 porridge, honey and 2 enormous cups of tea.
9 mile run, followed by carton of apple juice.
Return home, 2 slices whole meal bread with apricot jam (no butter) and another cuppa.
Housework, washing, etc then at 1:30 sausage, mash, carrots, kale. Apple.
Continued housework, craving sweet things, so handful raisins and cup of drinking chocolate. Sipped on water bottle, reluctantly.
5:30 Spin class, gym, bottle of water, bought bottle of wine on way home( one of my 5 a day) nibbled on 2 frankfurters as OH still in gym. Salad, ham, coleslaw etc for dinner. Will see off at least half the bottle of wine..p
No wonder my rear is bigger than Belgium when I see what everyone else eats!!!
Comments
need more fruit and veg , too much pasta and rice unless you are training very large volume
Breaky - Uncooked porridge with milk
Ride to work
Morning - Two slices of toast, stingy quantity of butter, marmalade
Lunch - Packet of crisps.
Mid afternoon - boiled egg.
Ride home
Post ride home - toast with lots of butter, tea with some sugar
Run
Evening meal Chicken with caulliflower rice, tomatoes, choritizo and an egg.
Probably another packet of crisps.
Not holding this up as a recommendation though
What distances are you doing? A good nutrition plan needs to be targeted to the training load and goals.
More details please
breakfast porridge and slice of toast
lunch, banana and yogurt
evening meal, salad with couscous, potato and chicken,
kiwi fruit and yogurt
There was some veg in the stew - but not the biggest fan of veg...
The water goes without saying .... I sip it all day.
Breakfast: Bowl of porridge
Lunch (after run): Poached salmon and salad sandwich
All afternoon: two apples, orange, satsuma, banana, fruit and nuts
Evening: Rice/turkey/veg stir fry. Two cans of fosters (tsk tsk).
Late snack: pretzels, satsuma, apple....and maybe something else a bit later...!
Plus, lots of water and tea all day, and one coffee.
then tonight pasta as on sunday I am doing the spenbrough 20 mile road race in west Yorkshire
Cycle to work
Morning: Yoghurt and a small smoothie
Lunch: TomatoPasta salad with bacon & greens + a mandarin
Naughty treat: cup of tea and a slice of victorian sponge
Tea: Jacket spud with cheese and beans
Naugty evening treat: home baked cinnamon bun
I know I know. Too many treats... but it's international womens day! It's my "rest day" and I did 11 mile run last night.
Huge mango
apple
innocent smoothie
wholegrain spaghetti with tomato paste, sardines, seaweed and kale.
3 brazil nuts.
Sardines are horrible. Never again.
2 slices of Simnel cake
2 measures of Jamesons whiskey
2 pints of Symonds cider.
1 clementine
2 oranges
6 sausages
6 pitta breads
with humus
3 cups of tea (i think)
Some nuts of various types
I had a day off so got up late ran 6 miles @ 7:20 pace so no need for vast amounts of food.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner got rolled into one huge alcohol cake ball.
Im still up at 1:30 am because alcohol does that to me.
How do people drink regulary and still get sh*t done?
Christ I can manage it once a week maximum.
bacon scrambled eggs toast - made by my 11 yr old son!
banana
cheese n biscuits
carbonara
home made banana cake n custard
plenty of water all day
7 or 10 miler in the morning
Oh, can we just make this the ''I'm having a day off because it's Sunday and I deserve it and this is what I've had today'' thread then?
Chocolate porridge w/ brown sugar
banana
2 x apples
half home-made pork pie w/ ketchup and mustard
roast topside beef w/ Yorkshire, spuds, kale, cauliflower cheese, carrots, peas, mustard, horseradish, gravy
sticky toffee pudding w/ ice cream
2 pints Bobby on the Wheat IPA
1 x Chimay Premiere
Twix Extra
spaghetti w/ sardines, mushrooms and garlic
2 x glasses Valdemadera Gran Reserva
Rachel's cherry yoghurt
3 x cups of coffee
2 x cups of tea
water
[edit] M&S Belgian chocolate flapjack
Back on it tomorrow!
Porridge with banana and honey
Tuna Salad
Fromage Frais
Vegetable Stew (Welsh Cawl)
Bounty Bar
Wholegrain Crisps
@ Running Kev ... what did you have after brunch ?
2 boiled eggs
banana
cuppa tea
beanz on toast
slice of banana cake
cuppa tea
yogurt
cheese n buscuits
keema curry
chapatis
mint ice cream n peaches
day off tomorra
Breaky - 2 weetabix, 1 banana
Protein shake after workout
Lunch-Cottage cheese, 1 apple, 1 pear
Dinner-2 jacket potatoes, huge pile of salad with a little bit of cheese
I only drink water too, had about 3 litres today!
2 weetabix
Banana
Pear
2 x seeded tuna salad rolls
2 tangerines
Large bowl chicken pasta bake (wholegrain pasta)
Fromage frais
Snack - walnuts, tangerine
Dinner - tuna mayo sweetcorn sandwich on wholemeal bread, banana
Snack - granola bar, tangerine
Tea - salad of mozarella balls, tomato, red peppers, lettuce, with a wholemeal bap
How do you lot survive on that? Let alone run for miles and miles too? I don't get it. I'll never be one of you lithe and lovely marathon runners. I'll have had about 1500 cals today but ONLY cos I'm not training this week (ITB niggle) and I don't want to lard out while I'm resting. I'm a 40 yr old female, 9 stone. On a running day there'd be hundreds more carb & protein cals in there (porridge, mackerel, chicken, jacket pots) and possibly something resembling an iced bun.... but here's a typical day from my resting week intake:
8am - 2 Weetabix w skimmed milk, 1 slice soya & linseed toast, low fat olive spread, redbush tea
10am - Banana & Skinny latte (no cake on rest days, sob)
1pm - Half tin Tomato & Basil soup with 100g butter beans, 2 slices w/meal bread with beef spread
5pm - Bowl of carrots, broccoli & peas with HP sauce (yes weird I know...)
8pm - Strawberry yoghurt, melon & blueberries, digestive biscuit & redbush tea
Breakfast - porridge with maple syrup and banana, tea
Snack - 0% fat greek yoghurt
Lunch - HUGE salad with lime juice as dressing, couple of tablespoons of 3 bean salad mix, grilled chicken breast or grilled beef pieces or tin of tuna
Mid afternoon snack - fruit and yoghurt
Getting home from work snack - cup of tea and 2 slices of toast
OR post gym/run snack - protein shake and a couple of slices of Soreen malt loaf
Dinner - Similar to lunch, but substitute the 3 bean salad for couscous, rice, pasta or potato
Pudding - sugar-free jelly with fruit, more yoghurt
I drink at least 3 pints of water a day and probably have 5 or 6 cups of tea (builders and herbal). Sometimes I'll have a packet of crisps or slice of cake, but typical daily diet is the above.
If I'm planning to do a long run after work, I might have some couscous with my lunch but don't usually need it. Pre-long run breakfasts tend to be big bowl of porridge and maybe a couple of slices of toast depending on distance.
Today so far:
Pre-breakfast - One chocolate digestive
Breakfast - BIG bowl of mixed cereals & semi-skimmed milk
Morning break - Mars bar (well they did used to sponsor the London marathon)
Lunch - smallish portion of vegetarian thai red curry & rice, orange & banana.
Dunno what tea is going to be.
Make it a tub of Flora since they also used to sponsor the London marathon...
Now Virgin are behind it. Dread to think what that means for your supper...
Olive oil? It's a lot healthier than marge!
Yesterday was:
Breakfast - Large bowl of porridge & reduced sugar jam (for taste)
Snacks (AM) - 1x bio-yoghurt, banana, apple, 2x Oranges
Lunch - Turkey & Stilton wholemeal bagel & 1x boiled egg
Snacks (PM) - 1x bio-yoghurt, banana, apple, 1xOrange, 1x cereal bar
Dinner - Chicken, pasta, brocolli, cauli, asparagus & french beans with sauce
Snack (Evening) - 2 x sqaures of dark chocolate.
Plus at least 2 litres of fluid (usually closer to 3 litres).
Typically:
Breakfast- shredded wheat with skimmed milk and berries
Mid-morning- an apple
Lunch- couscous salad or ryita with ham and huge salad or humus, pitta, salad
Mid afternoon- couple of pieces of fruit, e.g. another apple, satsuma, plum;
Getting in from work- a couple of crackers and some raw carrots and / or celery
Tea- Pasta with veg or chili or stir fry or spaghetti bolognese
Evening snack- raw carrots / celery, packet of snack a jacks
Lots of tea and water to drink
I put meals out for myself, my 6ft 3 husband and 6ft 5 son and they ask which is theirs..... So it won't surprise you to hear:
6:30 porridge, honey and 2 enormous cups of tea.
9 mile run, followed by carton of apple juice.
Return home, 2 slices whole meal bread with apricot jam (no butter) and another cuppa.
Housework, washing, etc then at 1:30 sausage, mash, carrots, kale. Apple.
Continued housework, craving sweet things, so handful raisins and cup of drinking chocolate. Sipped on water bottle, reluctantly.
5:30 Spin class, gym, bottle of water, bought bottle of wine on way home( one of my 5 a day) nibbled on 2 frankfurters as OH still in gym. Salad, ham, coleslaw etc for dinner. Will see off at least half the bottle of wine..p
No wonder my rear is bigger than Belgium when I see what everyone else eats!!!